While Notre Dame waits on [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag]’ availability for the NCAA Tournament, some good news for the injured point guard has dropped. Miles has been named one of 15 finalists for the Wooden Award, which is given to the best player in the country.
A Miles win would be the first for a Notre Dame player since the women’s category for the award was established in 2004. She also is a finalist for the Lieberman Award, which is award to the country’s best point guard.
Miles is one of four ACC players to make the final list. The others are ACC Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech, conference leading scorer Ta’Niya Latson of Florida State and Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith. Also making the cut is defending winner Aliyah Boston of South Carolina, who is trying to become the seventh repeat winner of the award.
Miles is up against some stiff competition for the award, but the fact that she’s even gotten this far is awesome to see.
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